"Life & Death of London's Magnificent Seven Cemeteries" (5Jan2021) David Owens

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Between 1832 and 1841, the British parliament authorized the opening of seven remarkable cemeteries. They were established to address the grisly conditions in London's graveyards at a time when there were too many deaths and too few graves. The landscaped 'garden' cemeteries were designed for the dead and the living. Fortunes were spent on building spectacular memorials to deceased loved ones.

This video chronicles the rise, demise and afterlife of London's Victorian commercial cemeteries, and numerous images of impressive art and architecture Illustrate the stories of notable burials.
Original Video:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gIJFWW83wG0&pp=ygUkbG9uZG9uIGNlbWV0ZXJpZXMgbWFnbmlmaWNlbnQgc2V2ZW4g

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